#Java folks: what do people prefer for writing modest size web apps or micro services? Something faster & less maintenance intensive than SpringBoot?

#Java folks: what do people prefer for writing modest size web apps or micro services? Something faster & less maintenance intensive than SpringBoot?

Java’s Not Gone, It’s Just Hiding in Plain Sight

From powering Minecraft on the PlayStation to driving high-performance financial systems, Java remains a quiet force behind technologies we use every day.
Our latest blog takes a thoughtful look at how this long-standing language continues to make an impact, sometimes where you’d least expect it.

👉 Read more:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/

#FreeBSD#Java#OpenSource#TechTrends#Programming#SoftwareDevelopment

Java’s Not Gone, It’s Just Hiding in Plain Sight

From powering Minecraft on the PlayStation to driving high-performance financial systems, Java remains a quiet force behind technologies we use every day.
Our latest blog takes a thoughtful look at how this long-standing language continues to make an impact, sometimes where you’d least expect it.

👉 Read more:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/

#FreeBSD#Java#OpenSource#TechTrends#Programming#SoftwareDevelopment

Over the past seven months I've been working on improving the support for FreeBSD in OpenJDK, sponsored by the @ FreeBSD Foundation.

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 TEST                                              TOTAL  PASS  FAIL ERROR  SKIP
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When I started on this project, we had about 100 failing Hotspot tests on FreeBSD, in addition to around 40 in the rest of the JDK. Getting below 10 in total (on x86_64) feels like a significant milestone, and worthy of a bit of celebration!

It's been an interesting, and very educational ride. Some of those tests were pretty easy wins, but some required delving deep into the internals of both OpenJDK and FreeBSD, as well as getting acquainted with the basics of the ARM architecture and instruction set. (Remembering how fascinated I was when the Acorn Archimedes was launched, I'd say this was long overdue!)

I finally feel that the OpenJDK BSD port is nearing a state where it makes sense to try to upstream it, and get it fully integrated into the OpenJDK infrastructure and build/test/CI frameworks. There's still a lot of work remaining to get there, it has to be done in portions and with the cooperation of the upstream project, but I hope to be able to spend the next six months or so to get there.

Thanks a lot to the welcoming and supportive OpenJDK developer community, as well as the @ FreeBSD Foundation and the people there for sponsoring and supporting the project, and for providing help and insights about the FreeBSD internals when I got stuck.

# OpenJDK # java # FreeBSD # BSD # programming # mywork

🐑 Nearly 3 out of 4 Oracle Java users got audited in 3 years

｢ Oracle introduced a paid subscription for Java in September 2018, and in January 2023, it decided to switch its pricing model to per employee rather than per user, creating a steep price hike for many users. In July 2023, Gartner recorded users experiencing price increases of between two and five times when they switched to the new licensing model ｣

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/oracle_java_users_audited/

#java #oracle

@Crell @alina it's not ignorance.

It's the fact that #PHP is still a pain in the ass and that every software I know that uses it is a burning piece of shit when it comes to security and updates.

• Seriously, I know people who go full terminator when you ask them to deal with shit like #WordPress or any other php shite and they'd rather deal with #Java and #Tomcat than to ever touch it.

And sadly I agree with them: Because php feels like #IIS Extensions but worse...

Anyone any leads in for contract/freelance work in Game Development, Mobile, Grails/Spring or PHP/Laravel?

#getfedihired #grails #groovy #php #laravel #gamedev #android #webdev #java

Anyone any leads in for contract/freelance work in Game Development, Mobile, Grails/Spring or PHP/Laravel?

#getfedihired #grails #groovy #php #laravel #gamedev #android #webdev #java

I want to be your next #FediHire ! I've been a programmer since 1985 (as a child), I've been an IT professional since 1995 (pulling wires and swapping cards and configuring MS Windows). I graduated from University of Arkansas Fayetteville with a BS in CS in December of 2003. A full resume is available.

I currently require a 100% remote position. I cannot relocate from Cove, #Arkansas. I would prefer W-2 employment with a base salary of at least 130k USD/yr, plus some sort of retirement offering (401k or similar) and healthcare benefits (HDCP + HSA or similar).

I prefer something where I can be a high-performing individual contributor: reading, writing and improving source text the majority of my day, with some time spent knowledge-sharing with other developers -- learning and teaching. I'd like to work with #Haskell, #Purescript, or #Idris as the primary source language. I've previously delivered value in Haskell, #Javascript, #SQL, #Python, #Scala, #Java, #C, and #C++ among others. I can be productive in almost any language (no PHP, please; I promised myself never again).

I want to be your next #FediHire ! I've been a programmer since 1985 (as a child), I've been an IT professional since 1995 (pulling wires and swapping cards and configuring MS Windows). I graduated from University of Arkansas Fayetteville with a BS in CS in December of 2003. A full resume is available.

I currently require a 100% remote position. I cannot relocate from Cove, #Arkansas. I would prefer W-2 employment with a base salary of at least 130k USD/yr, plus some sort of retirement offering (401k or similar) and healthcare benefits (HDCP + HSA or similar).

I prefer something where I can be a high-performing individual contributor: reading, writing and improving source text the majority of my day, with some time spent knowledge-sharing with other developers -- learning and teaching. I'd like to work with #Haskell, #Purescript, or #Idris as the primary source language. I've previously delivered value in Haskell, #Javascript, #SQL, #Python, #Scala, #Java, #C, and #C++ among others. I can be productive in almost any language (no PHP, please; I promised myself never again).

Over the past seven months I've been working on improving the support for FreeBSD in OpenJDK, sponsored by the @ FreeBSD Foundation.

==============================
Test summary
==============================
 TEST                                              TOTAL  PASS  FAIL ERROR  SKIP
>> jtreg:test/hotspot/jtreg:tier1 3033  2720 9 0 304 <<
==============================

When I started on this project, we had about 100 failing Hotspot tests on FreeBSD, in addition to around 40 in the rest of the JDK. Getting below 10 in total (on x86_64) feels like a significant milestone, and worthy of a bit of celebration!

It's been an interesting, and very educational ride. Some of those tests were pretty easy wins, but some required delving deep into the internals of both OpenJDK and FreeBSD, as well as getting acquainted with the basics of the ARM architecture and instruction set. (Remembering how fascinated I was when the Acorn Archimedes was launched, I'd say this was long overdue!)

I finally feel that the OpenJDK BSD port is nearing a state where it makes sense to try to upstream it, and get it fully integrated into the OpenJDK infrastructure and build/test/CI frameworks. There's still a lot of work remaining to get there, it has to be done in portions and with the cooperation of the upstream project, but I hope to be able to spend the next six months or so to get there.

Thanks a lot to the welcoming and supportive OpenJDK developer community, as well as the @ FreeBSD Foundation and the people there for sponsoring and supporting the project, and for providing help and insights about the FreeBSD internals when I got stuck.

# OpenJDK # java # FreeBSD # BSD # programming # mywork

🌐 1995: The Birth of JavaScript• @ricmac

｢ the plan in 1995 was that JavaScript would be the scripting language to create client-side programs that ran inside the #Netscape browser, while big brother Java would be used for developing more complex web components. Eich saw #JavaScript at the time as “a ‘glue language’ for the Web designers and part time programmers who were building Web content from components such as images, plugins, and #Java applets.” ｣

https://cybercultural.com/p/1995-the-birth-of-javascript/